Author of the Month: Gordon Korman

Macdonald Hall #1 This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9780545289245 Binding: Paperback Series: Bruno and Boots Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pub. Date: 2011-05-01 Pages: 136 Price: $6.99

Gordon Korman's classic, bestselling series celebrates its 35th anniversary! Macdonald Hall's ivy-covered buildings have housed and educated many fine young Canadians. But Bruno Walton and Boots O'Neal are far from being fine young Canadians. The roommates and best friends are nothing but trouble! Together they've snuck out after lights-out, swapped flags, kidnapped mascots . . . and that's only the beginning. Bruno and Boots are always in trouble. So the headmaster, a.k.a. "The Fish," decides it would be best to separate them. Bruno must now room with ghoulish Elmer Drimsdale, plus his plants, goldfish and ants. And Boots is stuck with nerdy, preppy, paranoid George Wexford-Smyth III.Of course, this means war. Because Bruno and Boots are determined to get their old room back, no matter what it takes. Join two of Gordon Korman's most memorable characters in seven side-splitting, rip-roaring adventures! Macdonald Hall is the series that started it all, and thirty-five years later it remains a must-read for old fans and new, the young - and the young at heart.

The 6th Grade Nickname Game (repackage) by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781484798409 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pub. Date: 2017-06-06 Pages: 160 Price: $6.99

Best friends Jeff and Wiley are legends. There is practically no one in their school who hasn't been nicknamed by the duo. They've dubbed their own underachieving class "The Dim Bulbs"; their pop-eyed principal is better known as "Deer in Headlights"; and their enormous new English teacher, Mr. Hughes, is "Mr. Huge."

But now some of the nicknames that Jeff and Wiley have invented are backfiring on them. Will the nicknamers be able to get it together before it's too late?

*A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing

*A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

* "A fast-paced novel with lots of laughs . . ."

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The Hypnotists Book 1 by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9780545503259 Binding: Paperback Series: The Hypnotists Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pub. Date: 2014-06-24 Pages: 240 Price: $7.99

An all-new, mesmerizing series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon KormanIs it a gift . . . or is it a curse? Jax Opus can use his colour-changing eyes to make people do things they don't want to do. (Only his colour-blind best friend, Tommy, seems immune.) At first, Jax doesn't know what he's doing - temporarily hypnotizing friends, foes, and strangers. But then his power pushes things way too far, and his secret isn't a secret any longer.Soon Jax finds himself meeting Dr. Elias Mako, who wants him to join a special institute that will teach him how to use his powers. But what will his powers be used for? That's the big question for Jax as his hypnotic abilities draw him into a conspiracy that will have him racing against time and a mysterious mastermind to save his best friend, his parents, and the entire country.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a fast, fun, and fantastic adventure about a kid who can make other people do what he wants - and who's wanted big-time because of it.

I Want to Go Home by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781443146050 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd Pub. Date: 2015-05-01 Pages: 192 Price: $7.99

Gordon Korman's uproarious, outrageous, and all-too-familiar summer camp adventure is BACK! Rudy Miller really isn't into the whole camping thing. So when his parents send him to Camp Algonkian "for his own good" all he wants to do is go home. Rudy teams up with his cabin-mate Mike for a series of carefully planned - yet hilariously bungled - escape attempts. Unfortunately, their counsellor (and nemesis) Chip is as determined to keep them there as they are to get away. Rudy and Mike spend their days plotting, playing chess, and working off punishments for their failed escapes. Hmmm, maybe it isn't such a bad way to spend the summer after all . . .

The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781443157469 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd Pub. Date: 2016-12-27 Pages: 256 Price: $10.99

Gecko doesn't want to go back to juvenile detention . . . and he'll do whatever it takes to make sure of that! Graham "Gecko" Fosse wasn't actually doing the robbery . . . he didn't even know it was going down. He was just the driver of the getaway car. But that doesn't keep him out of juvenile detention - the worst place he's ever been. So when do-gooder Douglas Healy shows up with a plan to put Gecko in a halfway house with two other young offenders, he jumps at the chance, even if it does mean he has to share a New York City apartment with Healy, 15-year-old killer Arjay Moran, and Terence Florian, who is always checking out the angles. The three of them have to stay in school, out of trouble and on the good side of hard-assed caseworker Ms. Vaughn, or it's back to the slammer for them all. Which is easier said than done, since Terence seems bent on getting himself in trouble at any opportunity. . . If Gecko is out of jail, why does his life just seem to be getting worse? Bestselling author Gordon Korman uses his usual humor in The Juvie Three, but adds a suspenseful edge that will keep readers rooting for the boys right through to the end!!

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Masterminds by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781443428743 Binding: Paperback Series: Masterminds Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 2016-02-02 Pages: 352 Price: $9.99

Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie—they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Eli has never left Serenity . . . why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one—tleast of all their own parents.

The Hypnotists Book 2 Memory Maze by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9780545503327 Binding: Paperback Series: The Hypnotists Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pub. Date: 2015-04-28 Pages: 240 Price: $7.99

The second entry in an all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman - now in paperback! Jax Opus knows he's not like other kids. And it isn't his skill on the basketball court or his test scores that set him apart. No, Jax is different because he can hypnotize people. In fact, he might be the best hypnotist the world has seen in a very long time. You would think Jax would be happy about this. But really? It's ruining his life. He and his family are hiding from a master hypnotist who wants Jax out of the picture . . . forever. And the FBI is also starting to ask questions about Jax and his abilities. Jax thinks life might be getting a little better when a very rich, very powerful man asks him to help out with something. The reward will be great. And the price - well, the price is that Jax starts taking on the man's memories. And some of them are pretty deadly. #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman keeps the thrills coming and the adventure nonstop as the past and the present collide to build a memory maze that Jax Opus may never escape . . .

No More Dead Dogs (repackage) by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781484798447 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pub. Date: 2017-06-06 Pages: 240 Price: $7.99

Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report on Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie-he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end? After Wallace refuses to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play of Old Shep, My Pal, forces him to go to the rehearsals as punishment. Although Wallace doesn't change his mind, he does end up changing the play . . . into a rock-and-roll rendition, complete with Rollerblades and a moped! ". . . [E]veryone comes out a winner." -Booklist

"Korman's humorous novel will endear it to readers who wonder, Why does the dog always die?" -The ReadingTeacher

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Restart by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781338053777 Binding: Hardback Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pub. Date: 2017-05-30 Pages: 256 Price: $21.99

Master storyteller Gordon Korman balances humour and heart in this reinvention story about a bully who must come to terms with who he was and what kind of person he wants to become. Chase Ambrose forgets everything after falling off a roof and losing consciousness. He forgets his name. He forgets his parents. He forgets what he was doing up there on that roof. And he forgets that he's the biggest bully at Hiawassee Middle School, along with his two best buddies Aaron and Bear. Chase is shocked to learn how he bullied and tormented kids at school. He ruined lives. One kid left town because of him. And worst of all, even his little half-sister is terrified of him. Was he really such a monster? Determined to reinvent himself, Chase joins video club and befriends some of the kids who used to consider him a number-one enemy. But some people aren't so quick to forgive and forget. Can Chase really change who he is? Or will the old him merely come back over time?

Slacker by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9780545823166 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pub. Date: 2017-04-25 Pages: 240 Price: $8.99

A funny, fantastic story of an underachiever who ends up achieving much more than any overachiever could ever imagine. Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours in his basement. It's not too hard for him to get away with it . . . until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down around him. Oops. It's time for some serious damage control, so Cameron and his friends invent a fake school club that will make it seem like they're doing good deeds instead of slacking off. The problem? Some kids think the club is real - and Cameron is stuck being president. Soon Cameron is part of a mission to save a beaver named Elvis from certain extinction. Along the way, he makes some new friends. And some powerful new enemies. The guy who never cared about anything is now at the center of everything . . . and it's going to take all his slacker skills to win this round.

Ungifted by Gordon Korman

ISBN: 9781443133494 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd Pub. Date: 2014-02-01 Pages: 272 Price: $8.99

Donovan, whose real gift is getting into trouble, finds himself at an academy for gifted students! Donovan is definitely skilled . . . at getting into trouble. And when one of his thoughtless pranks accidentally destroys the school gym during the Big Game, with the superintendent watching, he knows he's in for it. Suspension at best, maybe expulsion. Either way, a lawsuit and paying for damages. But through a strange chain of events, his name gets put on the list for the local school for gifted students: the Academy for Scholastic Distinction. Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't miss this chance to escape. Now, he has to figure out a way to stay at ASD - and fit in with the kids there. And who knows, maybe his real gift will come to light . . . A new story from the master of middle-grade and YA humour Gordon Korman, Ungifted is a funny exploration of the special (and often surprising) talents that make each of us gifted in our own way.

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